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Delaware County council adopts $418.5 million 2026 budget, raises property tax rate
Summary
Delaware County Council narrowly approved Ordinance 2025-09 adopting a $418,519,092 operating budget and a five-year capital plan, increasing the county millage to raise an average $188 more per homeowner annually; the measure passed on a 4–1 roll call after heated public comment about spending and transparency.
Delaware County Council voted to adopt Ordinance 2025-09 on Dec. 10, 2025, approving a $418,519,092 operating budget for fiscal 2026 and a five‑year capital spending program totaling $440,649,128. The ordinance sets combined county millage at 0.4609 per $100 of assessed value, which the county estimates will raise an average $188 annually for the typical homeowner.
The budget passed by roll call vote after several hours of debate and a public-comment period in which dozens of residents urged delay, deeper cuts, or elimination of recently created programs. The council recorded four ayes and one nay: the final roll call in chamber recorded Ms. Reuther voting aye, Council Member…
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